Varieties of social explanation : an introduction to the philosophy of social science /
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| Author / Creator: | Little, Daniel |
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| Imprint: | Boulder : Westview Press, 1991. |
| Description: | xiii, 258 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1318610 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. Models of Explanation
- 2. Causal Analysis
- 3. Rational Choice Theory
- 4. Interpretation Theory
- Part II. Variations and Elaborations
- 5. Functional and Structural Explanation
- 6. Materialism
- 7. Economic Anthropology
- 8. Statistical Analysis
- Part III. Current Controversies
- 9. Methodological Individualism
- 10. Relativism
- 11. Toward Methodological Pluralism
- Bibliography
- About the Book and Author
- Index